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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1025 AM CST Wed Jan 28 2026

-Breezy northerly winds behind cold front for tomorrow with some gusts over 40 mph at times.

-Second cold front cools us down first half of weekend, with warm up back into 60s by next week.

SHORT TERM

(This afternoon through Thursday night) Issued at 1025 AM CST Wed Jan 28 2026

Still some residual snow pack we can see on the latest satellite imagery this morning in the eastern and southeastern TX Panhandle. However, with southwesterly surface winds, latest 17Z obs show temperatures well above freezing with values into the 40s and even a few lower 50s. A cold front will move through the region throughout the first half of the day tomorrow. Decent H500 height falls behind the front will result in some breezy conditions with northerly winds gusting to 30-40 mph at times. High temperatures tomorrow will range from lower 40s in the eastern Panhandles where cooler airmass will be to mid 50s for the western Panhandles.

LONG TERM

(Friday through next Tuesday) Issued at 1025 AM CST Wed Jan 28 2026

On the western periphery of the deepening H500 trough axis on the eastern 2/3 CONUS, a subtle perturbation in the mean flow may produce a light snow shower or some flurries for Friday night for portions of the central and eastern Panhandles. These snow chances (about a 20% chance at this time) also coincide with a second cold front to enter the region. Snow chances wont be large scale coverage, but enough for some snow to fall with only trace amounts expected. Dry conditions then return this weekend through the remainder of the forecast period. High temperatures behind the front for Saturday will be well below average before rising to above average Sunday though early next week as we enter the first few days of February.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1116 AM CST Wed Jan 28 2026

VFR conditions are expected for the 18Z TAF period at all TAF sites. Could see a brief window of ws at 2 kft out of the NW at 40-45 kts with the initial cold front. Otherwise, winds will generally be out of the southwest at 10-15 kts to start the TAF period, then backing to northerly around 09-12Z for all TAF sites and remain so throughout the remainder of the TAF period. Winds behind the cold front will be 15-25 kts with gusts over 30 kts at times.

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...None. OK...None.